RF Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approves revised Transport Strategy

RF Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed the Decree on approval of the revised Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation through 2030.

According to the Government materials, the revised Strategy is aimed to form a single transport area through balanced priority development of transport infrastructure, ensuring quality and availability of transport service for population in compliance with the social standards, integration with global transport area, use of the country’s transit potential, improvement of transport system’s safety. 

The document has been drafted by the Ministry of Transport in compliance with the decisions taken at the meeting of RF Government on August 27, 2013.

The Transport Strategy was approved by the Government’s Decree on November 22, 2008. It determines the mainstream of the state transport policy for a long-run period and covers all types of transport.

Implementation of the Transport strategy commenced in 2009.

The revision took into account the Strategy of Innovative Development of Russia through 2020, Strategy for the development of Russia's Arctic Zone and national security protection through 2020, Shipbuilding Industry Development Strategy through 2020 and other industry focused strategies of Russia.